Archery bow with arrow support structure

ABSTRACT

An archery bow with an arrow supporting member so configurated that the feathers on the rear end of the shaft of an arrow will not touch any part of the bow when the arrow is shot. The bow is provided with an arrow supporting member which is in the form of a pad that has the basic configuration of a trapezoid when the aforesaid bow is viewed in the shooting position. The aforesaid arrow supporting member is rectangular in shape when viewed from the side and has a convexed top on which is secured a standard adhesive backed arrow rest on which is placed the arrow for shooting. The bow has V-shaped recesses in the portion of the bow forming the bow window to receive fletches of an arrow in order that the feather of the arrow will pass free of the bow when shot. The portion of the bow between the V-shaped recesses is a flat surface against which an arrow rests when supported on the arrow support member.

United States Patent Brougham ARCHERY BOW WITH ARROW SUPPORT STRUCTURE [72] Inventor: George D. Brougham, RD. 2, PO.

Box 37, Gillett, Pa. 16925 [22] Filed: July 31, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 59,934

[52] US. Cl...., ..124/24, 124/41 [51] Int. Cl ..F4lb 5/00 [58] Field of Search ..124/24, 23, 22, 21, 41

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,135,255 6/1964 Hoyt ..l24/24 2,665,679 1/1954 Gaskell ..l24/24 3,494,347 1/1970 Saunders ..124/24 2,743,716 5/1956 Wendt ..124/24 X Primary Examiner-Richard C. Pinkham Assistant Examiner-William R. Browne Att0rneyFrederick E. Bartholy ABSTRACT An archery bow with an arrow supporting member so configurated that the feathers on the rear end of the shaft of an arrow will not touch. any part of the bow when the arrow is shot. The bow is provided with an arrow supporting member which is in the form of a pad that has the basic configuration of a trapezoid when the aforesaid bow is viewed in the shooting position. The aforesaid arrow supporting member is rectangular in shape when viewed from the side and has a convexed top on which is secured a standard adhesive backed arrow rest on which is placed the arrow for shooting. The bow has V-shaped recesses in the portion of the bow forming the bow window to receive fletches of an arrow in order that the feather of the arrow will pass free of the bow when shot. The portion of the bow between the V-shaped recesses is a flat sur face against which an arrow rests when supported on the arrow support member.

1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figures PATENTED B 17 3 698, 375

INVENTOR GEORGE D. BROUGHAM FIG. 2 y

ARCHERY BOW WITH ARROW SUPPORT STRUCTURE This invention relates to the sport of archery, and particularly to the bow member, and still more particularly to a bow having a built-in arrow rest.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide an archery bow having a sight window which will permit the feather of the arrow to pass the bow without touching any part of the bow and thus will result in more accurate marksmanship.

Another object of this invention is to provide an archery bow having a built-in arrow rest that is so constructed as not to affect the strength of the bow.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an archery bow having a built-in arrow rest that has a minimum number of parts constant with maximum stability of the arrow when the arrow is being held in place for shooting.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will no doubt become apparent as the reading of this specification proceeds and the accompanying drawing is examined therewith.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of this invention in its entirety.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of the center portion of this invention showing the built-in arrow rest as indicated in the arrowed ellipse and number 2 in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of FIG. 2 with the arrow shown inphantom lines.

In the several views of this invention, like parts of the invention are indicated by like reference numbers.

The reference number 5 indicates this invention in its entirety.

Directing ones attention first to FIG. 3 of the accompanying drawing it will be seen that this invention 5 consists of an archery bow 6 having a scientifically configurated recess therein. The horizontally disposed flat bottom 7 of the just-mentioned recess extends inward from the rounded edge 8 to a point that is one-sixteenth of an inch to the rear of the vertical center of the arrow 9. At this point, the aforesaid bottom 7 curves upward on a seven-eighths of an inch radius from the center of the aforesaid arrow 9 to terminate at a 30 angle in line with the center of the aforesaid arrow 9. At this point, and in line with the center of the aforesaid arrow 9 but backward three thirty-seconds of an inch and con nected by a small radius, the back surface 10 of the aforesaid how 6 is located at a 30 angle to terminate at the lower edge of the rectangular and vertically disposed arrow plate 11 whose upper edge 12 forms the lower edge for the upper surface 13 that leans backward at 30 from the vertical center of the oftenmentioned arrow 9. The aforesaid upper surface 13 is three thirty seconds of an inch off center of the angularly disposed center line of the arrow 9, as one can see by looking at the already-mentioned FIG. 3 of the drawing. The angularly-disposed top 14 of the aforesaid upper surface 13 is seven-eights of an inch from the center of the aforesaid arrow 9.

Continuing to look at FIG. 3 of the accompanying drawing it will be seen that an arrow rest pad support 15, which is trapezoidal in shape when viewed from the rear, rests on the aforesaid flat bottom 7 of the arrow 6.

This arrow rest pad must be exactly five-eights eighth of an inch at its maximum height which Is In the ongitudinal center of the pad support when viewed from the side since the aforesaid pad support 15 has a convex top surface 16 to which is secured the arrow rest 17 by any desired adhesive. It will be noted from examination of FIG. 3 of the drawing that the aforesaid arrow rest pad 15 has its top surface 16 leaning back in the recess at an angle of exactly 5.

Attention is called at this time to the three equally disposed radial lines that extend outward from the aforesaid arrow 9 in FIG. 3 of the drawing. These lines represent the three feathers on the rear end of the arrow. The aforesaid feathers obviously do not touchany part of the aforesaid bow 6 when the arrow is resting on the arrow rest 17 which is the crux of this invention.

Attention is also directed to the fact that the bow 6 has its center section so configurated by smooth curving lines as to have no sharp corners in the bow. It is this inventive feature of this bow 6 that makes it different from any other bow for if the bow did have sharp corners it would break when put under tension by the pulling back of the bow string 18, a fact that all other how designers have overlooked. Unless the above given dimensions are followed carefully in making this novel bow, the bow will be structurally weak and will break and will also obstruct the feathers of the aforesaid arrow from leaving the bow without touching the same when the arrow 9 is shot.

From the foregoing, I have herein provided a new and novel archery bow having a built-in arrow rest that fulfills all of the objects of this invention. While the invention is subject to any and all changes and/or modifications that one may care to make in so long as the changes and/or modifications fall within the scope and intent of the appended claims.

What I now claim as new is:

1. An archery bow construction comprising a bow member, a sight window cut out in said member, said sight window comprising vertically arranged and spaced apart upper and lower recesses of V-shaped configuration receiving spaced apart fletches of an arrow, said recesses having therebetween a flat surface against which the shaft of the arrow is adapted to rest and slide past when the bow string is released, an arrow support member positioned below and spaced from said surface and having a top surface at an acute angle thereto for supporting the shaft of an arrow in cooperation with said flat surface, said top surface being of curvilinear configuration in a downward direction presenting minimum surface contact for the arrow shaft over which said shaft is constrained to slide upon release of the bow string, said platform being an integral part of said bow member. 

1. An archery bow construction comprising a bow member, a sight window cut out in said member, said sight window comprising vertically arranged and spaced apart upper and lower recesses of V-shaped configuration receiving spaced apart fletches of an arrow, said recesses having therebetween a flat surface against which the shaft of the arrow is adapted to rest and slide past when the bow string is released, an arrow support member positioned below and spaced from said surface and having a top surface at an acute angle thereto for supporting the shaft of an arrow in cooperation with said flat surface, said top surface being of curvilinear configuration in a downward direction presenting minimum surface contact for the arrow shaft over which said shaft is constrained to slide upon release of the bow string, said platform being an integral part of said bow member. 